te enviaré con Jesús
/te embjaɾe kon xesus/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I will send you to Jesus" is translated into Spanish as te enviaré con Jesús.
This phrase is a threatening statement used to tell someone that the speaker intends to kill them. Another way to convey this sentiment with an even stronger tone of anger or a direct threat is by saying Vas a conocer a Jesús en persona, which literally means "You will meet Jesus in person."
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase te enviaré con Jesús, the verb enviar is conjugated in the first-person singular future indicative form as enviaré.
Did you know?
- One theory suggests that the custom of naming children Jesús may have been influenced by the Muslim custom of naming children Muhammad during the Arab reign in Spain.
Example conversation
A tense confrontation between two rivals.
- DanielNo me busques más, Sofía.Stop looking for me, Sofia.
- SofíaTú me debes mucho dinero, Daniel.You owe me a lot of money, Daniel.
- DanielSigue presionando y te enviaré con Jesús.Keep pushing and I will send you to Jesus.
- SofíaNo me asustan tus amenazas.Your threats don't scare me.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Jesús, con, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
